When James Franklin was hired at Virginia Tech, he wasted little time in hitting the ground running in recruiting. He flipped a handful of Penn State commits from his previous stop to Blacksburg. Franklin made a big push on signing day last month with Michigan commit Andre Clarke, a cornerback from Richmond, Virginia.
He worked on him until he signed with the University of Michigan last month. A couple of weeks after signing day, Michigan fired head coach Sherrone Moore, which opened the door for the Class of 2026 players to be able to be released from their commitment in Ann Arbor to reopen their recruiting.
Some commits have requested and been granted their release, and on Monday, it was reported that Clarke requested his release to reopen his recruitment. The door is open for Franklin to come in and make another move to land in the in-state prospect.
Virginia Tech should be in the mix for former Michigan commit Andre Clarke
Expect Franklin and his staff to make a very hard push for Clarke. A four-star recruit according to 247Sports, and is the eighth-ranked player in his class from the Commonwealth. Clarke took a visit to Michigan back in June and committed shortly after…